Our Board of Directors has decades of experience, both in the nonprofit arena and corporate world. Combined, these professionals work tirelessly to fulfill our mission to help young people to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.
OFFICERS
CHAIR
Eric Watson, FutureWave Finance
VICE CHAIR
Julie Jennings, Capellas Partners
SECRETARY
Charles Ballard, Kimberly-Clark
TREASURER
Marty Ellen, Consultant
HONORARY CHAIR
George S. Watson, Steelcreek Management
PRESIDENT & CEO
Karen Tan, LCSW
DIRECTORS
Ben Jackson, AT&T
Ferrell Keel, Jones Day
Grant McGee, Kimberly-Clark
James Schmeltekopf, Wells Fargo Bank
Jeremy Gott, Baker Botts
Jim Pike, FLUOR
Jim Trester, Ryan, LLC
Jivka Batchvarova, PwC
John Zimmermann, Sycamore Tree Capital Partner
Josh Bradburn, State Farm
Joy L. Bartholomew, Bank of America
Mike Kryger, Deloitte
Paul Manno, Gensler
Paul Stafford, Stafford Moore PLLC
Peter Lewis, Scheef & Stone, LLP
Scott Connor, KPMG
Sonya Macatee, Consultant
Thomas Ehlmann, NBC5 (retired)
Wendy Wilkerson, Toyota
NON-VOTING MEMBERS
YPF Advisory Chair – Ryan O’Malley, Goldman, Sachs and Co. LLC
Junior League Advisory Chair – Madeline Nauyokas, Momentum
Alumni Representative – Idris Akinpelu, Assistant District Attorney Tarrant County
ADVISORY COUNCIL CHAIRS
Richardson Advisory Chair – Assistant Chief Coby Pewitt
East Dallas Advisory Chair – Erin Cihak
Navarro County Advisory Chair – Les Leskoven
Mesquite Advisory Chair – Officer Steven Contreras
Oak Cliff Advisory Co-Chairs – Thomas Spann and Ricky Garcia
Grand Prairie Advisory Chair – Paul Burrow
West Dallas Advisory Chair – OPEN
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Levi Davis
Tom Falk
Jerry King-Echevarria
Gerald Louviere
Scott Murray
Jimmy Westcott